| Power of 10 | |
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| Created by | Michael Davies |
| Presented by | Steven Jacobs |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 (6 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (Including commercials) |
| Production companies | FremantleMedia Australia Sony Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 31 March – 7 April 2008 |
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Power of 10 is a short-lived Australian game show which is based on the original American version created by Michael Davies.[1] The game featured contestants guessing the correct percentage range of answers to polls which have been taken from surveys, for a chance to win a million dollars.
The Australian version of the show premiered on Monday, 31 March 2008 at 7:30 pm on the Nine Network and was recorded in Melbourne's GTV-9 studios. The show was hosted by Today weatherman Steven Jacobs.[2][3] This version followed the basic rules of the American version of the show, except with different safe levels, which are $100, $1000, $10,000, $100,000 and $1,000,000. There was no ten million-dollar question as in the U.S. version.
Despite eight episodes being filmed[4] and six episodes never being screened, the network revealed that the game show was "indefinitely shelved" on 8 April 2008 after the second episode only pulled 521,000 people across all five main capital cities, losing the whole Monday Night to Channel Seven.[5]
- ^ Nicholson, Sarah (26 March 2008). "Weatherman to reign". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Knox, David (15 January 2008). "Steve Jacobs lands Power of 10 | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Weatherman rains on Eddie's party". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Mills, Hanna (31 March 2008). "Power play". mX. p. 24. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "New game show axed after two weeks". News.com.au. Australian Associated Press. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2008.